banknotes

noun

Definition of banknotesnext
plural of banknote
as in bills
a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes

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  1. bills
  2. cash
  3. dollars
Noun
  • Idaho Power customers can expect their bills to go up this month.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of bills
Noun
  • The state gave them until July 2024 to return the cash, but the deadline came and went.
    WPEC Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
  • After Barca struggled to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, however, who were Flick's only two summer signings, this prompted the need for a cash injection in the form of the $102 million (€100 million) sale of VIP boxes in the new Spotify Camp Nou once its renovation has been finished.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of cash
Noun
  • But the Texas Swing collectively pays out several million dollars, giving athletes a chance to take an early lead in the rankings.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Billions in tax dollars are spent educating Kentucky's public school students each year, with the largest chunk of change going toward the almost 100,000 staff members running the state's schools.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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